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VIDEOS by Professor Tamar Pincus

Apr 28, 2017

With over 20 years of psychology research, Tamar Pincus holds a PhD (University College London), as well as Masters degrees in experimental research methods in psychology (UCL), and epidemiology (Cambridge University). Her videos are great for medical professionals or those who suffer from pain:

 
 
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An American/Kiwi Fishing Collaboration

Feb 22, 2017

During a recent trip Down Under, I had the privilege of meeting Dr. Mark Laslett, a highly regarded and skilled physiotherapist south of Christchurch, New Zealand near the Rangitata River.

You can find out more about Dr. Laslett here: https://www.facebook.com/Dr-Mark-Laslett-840670342719483

I learned not only some of his views of pain, especially low back pain, but also how to fish for Kahawai fish!

We were positioned where the Rangitata River meets the Pacific Ocean. Such amazing views...here is a video put together by Dr. Laslett himself:

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Better Ways to Trump Pain, Despite Opioid Disdain

Nov 08, 2016

If you don’t think pain and its treatment is an issue, then look no further than many of the patients and celebrities (e.g. Heath Ledger, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Andy Irons, Prince Rogers Nelson) who have died from addressing their pain with opioids. From 1999 to 2014, more than 165,000 people have died from opioid overdose, which in many instances is a combination of opioids, benzodiazepines, and/or alcohol.

 

 Unintentional overdoses are now the leading cause of accidental death that has now surpassed motor vehicle accidents.

And although there is a huge surge of illegal production and distribution of opioids in the form of carfentanil, heroin, and others, there is no doubt that a massive influx of opioids into medicine cabinets are due to physicians writing the prescriptions. (See DEA Warning about carfentanil posted on 9/23/2016 at https://www.dea.gov/divisions/hq/2016/hq092216.shtml)


Opioids not only can lead to death; but, they can generate misuse, abuse, and...

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Riordan Clinic Newsletter, “…What is Causing Our Pain Epidemic?” – Wichita, Kansas

Nov 01, 2016

Riordan Clinic is a “not-for-profit 501(c)(3), nutrition-based health facility in Wichita, Kansas. We have integrated lifestyle and nutrition to help you find the underlying causes of your illness. Since our inception in 1975, the mission has been clear and unwavering to ‘…stimulate an epidemic of health.'”

https://www.flipsnack.com/RiordanClinic1975/health-hunters-october-2016.html

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Some Pain is Good!

Aug 07, 2016

In light of this nation’s PAINDEMIC with an ever-increasing use of opioids medications, there is a strong motion by the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) to decrease the opioid availability to the general public with the recent change in the scheduling of hydrocodone. Hydrocodone is an opioid usually used in combination with acetaminophen (e.g. Norco, Vicodin) to help with severe chronic pain or for acute pain, such as after surgery. Hydrocodone was previously a Schedule III drug but now has been changed to Schedule II in the United States as of October 6, 2014. What does that mean? No longer can a patient have a hydrocodone product called in to the pharmacy. The patient must carry the written prescription to the pharmacy to have it filled. This is radically changing the landscape of pain medicine, which will likely continue to evolve.

Many of the opioids out in the public are being used to treat acute and chronic pain. Unfortunately, as many Americans are...

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Charles Mattocks, nephew of Marley Legend, sharing CRPS Documentary

Feb 24, 2016

The trip to Houston, Texas was filled with incredible enthusiasm, meeting new people, and rekindling of friendships in the name of bringing awareness to CRPS. Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) is a debilitating and poorly understood pain condition that needs more research and better treatments. Meeting Charles Mattocks was a great opportunity to meet someone with a deep passion for helping others but also with the wisdom to understand the process of nurturing the "right" relationships in the right setting at the right time. I look forward to seeing where all of his hard work will take him and the CRPS mission. And may his Mom, who suffers from CRPS, benefit as well. More information about the Trial By Fire documentary at www.trialbyfiremovie.com.

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Opioids and Undertreatment are NOT the Causes of the PAIN-epidemic…

Jan 24, 2016

 

…It is Inappropriate Treatment

There is no doubt that more opioids are being used than necessary with associated unintentional  deaths—almost 45 Americans per day in 2010! (1) Yet, voices rise after hearing condemnation of opioids or when having difficulty in obtaining them. They are the people who already found opioids helpful or believe that they are helpful. Then, there are those who do not have access to any adequate treatment and proclaim “undertreatment” of pain? Fewer opioids, more opioids, or undertreatment of pain seem to be the prominent arguments in the pain community.

True, some people can function well on intermittent use of opioids. However, if numerous patients are so mentally clouded by the opioids that they use and/or do not do anything for themselves in the form of enhancing their own function or mental/physical health (aka self-care), then those drugs’ benefits are...

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